# Before You Judge Me

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- Book: [Before You Judge Me](https://www.bookquiver.com/tavis-smiley/before-you-judge-me) ([Before You Judge Me.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/tavis-smiley/before-you-judge-me.md))
- Authors: [Tavis Smiley](https://www.bookquiver.com/tavis-smiley), [David Ritz](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-ritz), [Leo Coltrane](https://www.bookquiver.com/leo-coltrane)
- Publisher: little_brown_us
- ISBN: 978-03-1625-909-5
- Published: 2016-06-30
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially fragile and almost - ultimately - unable to live. With the insight and compassion that he brought to his bestselling telling of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final year, Tavis Smiley provides a glimpse into the superstar's life in this emotional, honest, yet celebratory book. Readers will witness Jackson's campaign to recharge his career - hiring and firing managers and advisors, turning to and away from family members, fighting depression and drug dependency - while his one goal remained: to mount the most spectacular series of shows the world had ever seen. BEFORE YOU JUDGE ME is a humanizing look at Jackson's last days.